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i bought a hp notebook with vista already installed 2 months ago. now im
getting a disk error read and need to reinstall vista. but they didnt give me
any kind of recovery disks, and i didnt make one either. i was wondering if i
can download a copy of vista, and if i can use the product key thats on my
notebook?
 
Not likely!

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Performing an HP System Recovery in Windows Vista:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&docname=c00814731

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i bought a hp notebook with vista already installed 2 months ago. now im
getting a disk error read and need to reinstall vista. but they didnt give me
any kind of recovery disks, and i didnt make one either. i was wondering if i
can download a copy of vista, and if i can use the product key thats on my
notebook?
 
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i bought a hp notebook with vista already installed 2 months ago. now im
getting a disk error read and need to reinstall vista. but they didnt give
me
any kind of recovery disks, and i didnt make one either. i was wondering
if i
can download a copy of vista, and if i can use the product key thats on my
notebook?
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Contact HP tech support for information on how to restore the OS.
 
Hi,

No, your OEM key will not work with a retail disk. If you didn't make the
recovery disk set and cannot boot far enough to invoke the recovery options,
then call HP support and have them send you a set of disks (you will be
charged a nominal fee that you could have avoided by making your own when
you got the system). HP support contact:
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/contact_us.html

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drumstick said:
i bought a hp notebook with vista already installed 2 months ago. now im
getting a disk error read and need to reinstall vista. but they didnt give me
any kind of recovery disks, and i didnt make one either. i was wondering if i
can download a copy of vista,

No.


.... and if i can use the product key thats on my
notebook?
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And no.

Contact HP for alternate recovery methods, since you neglected to
create the Recovery disks when you had the chance.


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